$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 24

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000. Registration is now closed, and as soon as we get official numbers from the casino, we will post them here in the updates.

There were a few players who entered the field during the dinner break — Alex Foxen, Nick Petrangelo, and Zhuang Ruan. They each received a starting stack of 125,000 (25 big blinds).

The field is scheduled to play tonight until the end of Level 15, which should be around 12:35 am.

With 11 players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 273,000 (55 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 24 entries (unofficially), the prizepool would be worth more than $1.1 million.\

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 348

Registration closed on the $200 Double Green Chip Bounty tournament with 348 entries more than doubling the $20,000 guarantee. They combined to put $38,280 in the regular prize pool and another $17,400 in the form of bounties. The last 44 players will earn some money with $210 for a min-cash and $8,085 plus the trophy to the winner.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 348
Prize Pool:  $38,280
Bounty Prize Pool:  $17,400
August 4, 2021

1st: $8,085 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $5,400
3rd: $3,660
4th: $2,370
5th: $1,830
6th: $1,550
7th: $1,295
8th: $1,050
9th-10th: $810
11th-12th: $685
13th-15th: $580
16th-18th: $480
19th-21st: $400
22nd-24th: $330
25th-27th: $280
28th-36th: $240
37th-44th: $210

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  136
Prize Pool:  $71,400
August 3, 2021

The $600 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha tournament had such a great turnout that it needed an extra day to finish. It drew 136 entries and Logan Hewett came back for Day 2 to win it all along with $18,055.

The field combined to create a prize pool worth $71,400 with 23 spots getting paid. The tournament played late into the evening and bagged up their chips after Sean Shah was eliminated in sixth place.

The five remaining players returned on Wednesday to play it out with some tough players remaining including Event 18 champion Long Nguyen and returning leader David Moreno. But both players fell short of the title followed by former SHRP champ Eric Kolodny.

With a six-to-one chip lead, the heads up battle between Hewett and Blake Napierala did not last long. A few hands in the match, Hewett had all the chips and Napierala took home $11,940 for second place.

Newett, haling from Lousiana, is sticking around to play the rest of the series including the Championship.

“That’s why I’m here!” he said.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 87
Prize Pool:  $84,390
August 2-3, 2021

The 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open rolled out the first $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship and the players came out for the big game. The tournament drew 87 players to the freeze-out and mixed game specialist Donny Rubinstein walked away with the title along with $27,220.

“This field was full of multiple WSOP bracelet winners and cash game players that are crushers,” Rubinstein said about the Championship. “It was definitely tough.”

The field created a prize pool worth $84,390 for the biggest in our history. The last 11 players earned some money with Matthew Zazaian and David Scarpetta chopping up a min-cash when they went out on the same hand.

Last night players returned for the final table on Wednesday with Matthew Woodward leading. He continued to lead as tough players Yuval Bronshtein and James Calderaro were eliminated but that changed as the limits increased.

Woodward had to settle for fourth place money and he was followed by James Gunter in third. Rubinstein went into heads-up play against Jeter Brock with a big chip lead and the two decided to chop it up as the day drew longer.

Brock earned$16,455 for the runner-up finish and Rubinstein banked $27,220.

But that’s not it for Rubinstein, his series is not done despite his plan to skip the SHRPO Championship.

“I’ll be playing the H.O.R.S.E. (Championship) tomorrow,” Rubinstein said. “If you’re not studying GTO ten hours a day you’re dead money and I respect their skill.”

Congratulations to Donny and thanks to all the players for the great turnout.

Results:

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 20

Level 9 came to an end, and the players left for their 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:20 pm.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Elio Fox  –  616,000  (123 bb)
Seat 2.  Cary Katz  –  193,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Sean Perry  –  333,000  (67 bb)
Seat 4.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  119,000  (24 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Dan Smith  –  276,000  (55 bb)
Seat 2.  Sean Winter  –  384,000  (77 bb)
Seat 3.  Chris Brewer  –  374,000  (75 bb)
Seat 4.  Jake Schindler  –  330,000  (66 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 313,000 (63 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 20

Cary Katz limped under the gun, Sean Perry raised from the button to 15,000, and Katz moved all in for 90,500. Perry thought for a bit before calling with .

Katz turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Katz paired his ace on the flop and his king on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Cary Katz  –  193,500  (39 bb)
Sean Perry  –  365,000  (73 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 312,500 (63 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 20

With the final board showing and about 160K already in the pot, Jake Schindler checked the button, Dan Smith moved all in from the cutoff, and Schindler thought for a while before calling all in for 89,500.

Smith showed for ace high, and Schindler turned over to win the pot with a pair of jacks and double up in chips.

Jake Schindler  –  340,000  (68 bb)
Dan Smith  –  295,000  (59 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 312,500 (63 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  60,000/120,000 Limits

After a long grind and with the limits getting big, Donny Rubinstein and Jeter Brock decided to call it a day and chop it up. Rubinstein had a big lead and earned the SHRPO Limit Omaha 8 Championship along with $27,200.

Donny Rubinstein – 1,150,000
Jeter Brock – 585,888

1st: Donny Rubinstein – $27,220 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: Jeter Brock – $16,455

Tournament report to follow.

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 87

Jeter Brock raised from the button to 100,000, James Gunter called from the small blind, and Donny Rubinstein reraised from the big blind to 150,000. Brock four-bet it to 200,000, and Gunter and Rubinstein both called.

The flop came , Gunter checked, and Rubinstein bet 50,000. Brock folded, and Gunter called.

The turn card was the , Gunter checked, Rubinstein bet 100,000, and Gunter called.

The river card paired the board with the , Gunter checked, Rubinstein bet 100,000, and Gunter called all in for less.

Donny Rubinstein:    (two pair, 7-4 low)
James Gunter:    (eight high, 7-6 low)

Rubinstein scooped the pot with his two pair (aces and sevens) and his 7-4 low to eliminate Gunter in third place.

James Gunter  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,230)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Donny Rubinstein  –  1,450,000  (15 BB)
Jeter Brock  –  300,000  (3 BB)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $27,220 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $16,455

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 20

The tournament clock shows 20 entries, which means two more players should be taking their seats, but only one shows up — Jake Schindler. Presumably the other player will arrive before registration closes, but for now, there are eight players at two tables, with one more set to arrive eventually.

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Dan Smith
Seat 2.  Cary Katz
Seat 3.  Jake Schindler
Seat 4.  Sean Perry

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Chris Brewer
Seat 2.  Elio Fox
Seat 3.  Sean Winter
Seat 4.  Giuseppe Iadisernia

With nine players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 278,000 (70 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.